Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has acquired Hotshot, a startup working on AI-powered video generation tools along the lines of OpenAI’s Sora. Aakash Sastry, Hotshot’s CEO and co-founder, announced the news in a post on X on Monday. “Over the past 2 years we’ve built 3 video foundation models as a small team — Hotshot-XL, … Read more
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing at 5 p.m. ET Monday to address the question of whether the Trump administration knowingly violated a court order when it handed over more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities over the weekend. President Donald Trump’s administration made a calculated decision Saturday to ignore the … Read more
An active-duty airman was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office. Quinterius Chappelle, 24, an active-duty airman stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, faces second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing 21-year-old Sahela Sangrait, the sheriff’s office … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA. The end came as the sun set at the moon, no longer providing energy for … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the possibility of a primary challenge from progressive lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in an interview following his controversial support for a Republican spending bill. “That’s a long time away,” Schumer told The New York Times in an interview when asked about reports that Democratic lawmakers have privately encouraged … Read more
Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan, has found himself involved in another run-in with the law. On Sunday, March 16, the 64-year-old was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, at 5:18 p.m. for violating probation, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The arrest comes just weeks after Lohan was busted for allegedly assaulting his estranged … Read more
US shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount WASHINGTON — US shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling … Read more
Sebastian Coe delivered the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, restructured and reinvigorated athletics’ ailing governing body, took on Russian state doping cheats and on Thursday hopes to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is a role viewed as the most powerful in sport, a role that not only shapes the … Read more
As duties under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA) related to tackling illegal content came into force Monday, the internet watchdog, Ofcom, said it has launched a new enforcement program focused on online storage and file-sharing services. The regulator said its evidence shows that file-sharing and file-storage services are “particularly susceptible” to being used for … Read more
Australian teen runs 200-meter dash in under 20 seconds Australian teenager Gout Gout blew away the competition in the 200 meters, setting a wind-assisted time of 19.98 seconds, and set the fastest time in the world this year in the same heats. March 17, 2025 Source link
